GAL 3:5 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the one
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126418
1. Οὖν
2. oun
3. Therefore
4. So
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y58
11. 126419
1. ἐπιχορηγῶν
2. epiχorēgeō
3. supplying
4. -
5. 20230
6. VPPA·NMS
7. supplying
8. supplying
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126420
1. ὑμῖν
2. su
3. to you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R126368
11. 126421
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126422
1. Πνεῦμα
2. pneuma
3. spirit
4. spirit
5. 41510
6. N····ANS
7. spirit
8. Spirit
9. GN
10. Y58; Person=Holy_Spirit
11. 126423
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126424
1. ἐνεργῶν
2. energeō
3. working
4. -
5. 17540
6. VPPA·NMS
7. working
8. working
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126425
1. δυνάμεις
2. dunamis
3. miracles
4. miracles
5. 14110
6. N····AFP
7. miracles
8. miracles
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126426
1. ἐν
2. en
3. among
4. among
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. among
8. among
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126427
1. ὑμῖν
2. su
3. you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2D·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R126368
11. 126428
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. by
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126429
1. ἔργων
2. ergon
3. +the works
4. -
5. 20410
6. N····GNP
7. ˓the˒ works
8. ˓the˒ works
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126430
1. νόμου
2. nomos
3. of law
4. -
5. 35510
6. N····GMS
7. ˱of˲ law
8. ˱of˲ law
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126431
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 126432
1. πνεῦμα
2. pneuma
3. -
4. -
5. 41510
6. N····ANS
7. spirit
8. spirit
9. -
10. -
11. 126433
1. ἐλάβετε
2. lambanō
3. -
4. -
5. 29830
6. VIAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ received
8. ˱you_all˲ received
9. -
10. -
11. 126434
1. ἤ
2. ē
3. or
4. -
5. 22280
6. C·······
7. or
8. or
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126435
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. by
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126436
1. ἀκοῆς
2. akoē
3. hearing
4. hearing
5. 1890
6. N····GFS
7. hearing
8. hearing
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126437
1. πίστεως
2. pistis
3. with faith is it
4. faith
5. 41020
6. N····GFS
7. ˱with˲ faith ‹is_it›
8. ˱with˲ faith ‹is_it›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126438

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–14: We are justified by believing, not by obeying the law

In this section, Paul contrasted “doing” and “believing.” He began by rebuking the Galatians because they had forgotten something. They had forgotten that they had been made right with God (justified) and had received the Holy Spirit by believing. They should not then begin to do/obey the law to be made right with God.

Being made right with God (justification) has always been an issue of believing. Abraham himself was justified because he believed. People who are Abraham’s children are those who believe. They are the ones who are blessed. People who try to be made right with God by obeying the law are cursed, because no one can obey the entire law.

Paul wanted the Galatians to change their ways. He was convinced that if they thought about their actions and understood the truth, they would change.

Some other examples for a heading for this section are:

Justification by Law or by Faith? (NET)

Law or Faith

Paragraph 3:1–5

This paragraph contains the strongest rebuke in the book of Galatians. (It is perhaps the strongest rebuke in the whole New Testament.) Paul rebuked the Galatians using several rhetorical questions. He used these rhetorical questions to tell the Galatians that he was very unhappy with them. He was unhappy because they had turned away from believing/trusting in Christ.

3:5

In Greek, this verse begins with a conjunction that makes it clear this verse is Paul’s conclusion or summary of this paragraph.

Some ways to translate this conjunction to introduce this conclusion are:

So then (NASB)

So tell me

Therefore (KJV)

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?: In this verse, Paul again used a rhetorical question. This rhetorical question emphasized something that the Galatians already knew, that they had received the Spirit by faith. This question is similar to the rhetorical question in 3:2.

Paul began the rhetorical question by summarizing two things that God did for the Galatians:

he gave them his Holy Spirit
he worked miracles among them

Paul continued the rhetorical question by asking the Galatians two questions: had they received these things:

by obeying the law or
by faith in Jesus Christ?

Some ways to translate this emphasis are:

As one or two rhetorical questions. For example:
Does God give you the Spirit and work miracles among you because you do what the Law requires or because you hear the gospel and believe it? (GNT)
Does God give you the Spirit and work miracles among you because you do what the Law requires? Or is it because you hear the gospel and believe it?
As a question followed by a statement. For example:
Does God give you the Spirit and work miracles among you because you follow the law? No, he does these things because you heard the Good News and believed it. (NCV)
As a statement followed by a question. For example:
God gives you his Spirit and works miracles in you. But does he do this because you obey the Law of Moses or because you have heard about Christ and have faith in him? (CEV)
As a statement. For example:
God gives you his Spirit and works miracles in you. He does not do it by means of your obedience to the law. Instead it is by means of your faith in what you heard.

3:5a

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you

Does God give you the Spirit and do miracles among you
So, God gives you the Holy Spirit and does miracles among you.
God gives you his Spirit. He does amazing things among you.

lavish His Spirit on you: The Greek word that the BSB translates as lavish means “give.” God gave the Holy Spirit to the Galatians. For example:

give you the Holy Spirit (NLT)

gives you his Spirit (CEV)

work miracles among you: This clause means that God did miracles among the Galatians. These miracles were things such as healing people or causing them to prophesy and speak in other languages. The miracles were also giving people spiritual qualities such as faith, hope, and love.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

does miracles in your midst

does amazing things among you

3:5b

because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

because you do what the Law requires or because you hear the gospel and believe it? (GNT)
Does he do that through your obedience to the law of Moses? No. He does it through your faith in what you heard.
He does not do this because you obey the law of Moses. He does it because you believe what you heard.

because you practice the law: In Greek, this is the same phrase as in 3:2b. You should translate it in the same way. For example:

by obeying the Law (CEV)

through keeping the law

because of keeping the law

following the law that God gave to Moses

because you hear and believe: In Greek, this is the same phrase as in 3:2c. You should translate it in the same way. For example:

by means of your faith in the gospel you heard

because of trusting in Christ when you heard the Good News.

See faith, Meaning 1 in the Glossary for more information.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ὁ οὖν ἐπιχορηγῶν ὑμῖν τὸ Πνεῦμα καὶ ἐνεργῶν δυνάμεις ἐν ὑμῖν, ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Οὖν ἐπιχορηγῶν ὑμῖν τό Πνεῦμα καί ἐνεργῶν δυνάμεις ἐν ὑμῖν ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἤ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως)

This entire verse is a rhetorical question. Paul is using the question form here to teach the Galatians a truth by engaging their reasoning. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [God who gives you his Spirit and does miracles among you does not do these things because you obey the law of Moses. Surely you must know that God gives you these blessings because you believed the good news about the Messiah when you heard it]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ

the_‹one›

Here, the phrase the one refers to God. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [God, who is the one]

Note 3 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

νόμου

˱of˲_law

See how you translated the phrase the law in [2:16](../02/016.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως

by by hearing ˱with˲_faith_‹is_it›

See how you translated the phrase by hearing of faith in [3:02](../03/02.md) where it is used with the same meaning.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως

by ˓the˒_works ˱of˲_law by (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Οὖν ἐπιχορηγῶν ὑμῖν τό Πνεῦμα καί ἐνεργῶν δυνάμεις ἐν ὑμῖν ἐξ ἔργων νόμου ἤ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως)

Paul asks another rhetorical question to remind the Galatians of how they received the Spirit. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐξ ἔργων νόμου

by ˓the˒_works ˱of˲_law

See how you translated the phrase by works of the law in [2:16](../02/16.md) where it occurs three times.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως

by by hearing ˱with˲_faith_‹is_it›

Your language may require that what the people heard and whom they trusted be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: [because you heard the message and had faith in Jesus] or [because you listened to the message and trusted in Jesus]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Therefore
2. So
3. 37670
4. S
5. oun
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y58
11. 126419
1. the one
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126418
1. supplying
2. -
3. 20230
5. epiχorēgeō
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. supplying
8. supplying
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126420
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126422
1. spirit
2. spirit
3. 41510
4. GN
5. pneuma
6. N-····ANS
7. spirit
8. Spirit
9. GN
10. Y58; Person=Holy_Spirit
11. 126423
1. to you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2D·P
7. ˱to˲ you_all
8. ˱to˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R126368
11. 126421
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126424
1. working
2. -
3. 17540
5. energeō
6. V-PPA·NMS
7. working
8. working
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126425
1. miracles
2. miracles
3. 14110
5. dunamis
6. N-····AFP
7. miracles
8. miracles
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126426
1. among
2. among
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. among
8. among
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126427
1. you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2D·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y58; R126368
11. 126428
1. by
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126429
1. +the works
2. -
3. 20410
5. ergon
6. N-····GNP
7. ˓the˒ works
8. ˓the˒ works
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126430
1. of law
2. -
3. 35510
5. nomos
6. N-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ law
8. ˱of˲ law
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126431
1. or
2. -
3. 22280
5. ē
6. C-·······
7. or
8. or
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126435
1. by
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126436
1. hearing
2. hearing
3. 1890
5. akoē
6. N-····GFS
7. hearing
8. hearing
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126437
1. with faith is it
2. faith
3. 41020
5. pistis
6. N-····GFS
7. ˱with˲ faith ‹is_it›
8. ˱with˲ faith ‹is_it›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 126438

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear GAL 3:5

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 3:1–14: We are justified by believing, not by obeying the law

Paragraph 3:1–5

3:5

3:5a

3:5b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)